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muikku.

vendace, Coregonus albula (Eurasian species of fish in the Salmonidae family)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmui̯kːu/[ˈmui̯kːu]
  1. vendace, Coregonus albula (Eurasian species of fish in the Salmonidae family)

    paistetut muikut
  2. Used also of some closely related North American species of the genus Coregonus, called cisco in English, usually as part of a compound term as in amerikanmuikku (“Coregonus artedi”).

Where this word comes from

mui- + -kku; a diminutive derivation of muja-, from which muikea and muje are also derived.

intj/ˈmui̯kːu/[ˈmui̯kːu]
  1. cheese!

Where this word comes from

mui- + -kku; a diminutive derivation of muja-, from which muikea and muje are also derived.

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